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Period: 20th Century
Period: 1920s
L'ABCdaire de la calligraphie arabe (ABCDAIRES) (French Edition) Paperback Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
L'ABCdaire de la calligraphie arabe (ABCDAIRES) (French Edition) Paperback – May 16, 2002
French Edition by Massoudy Hassan (Author)
The basics of Arabic calligraphy paperback - may 21, 2002
by Hassan Massoudy...
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20th Century French Moorish Books
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Paper
Chessplayer & Other Essays, Whittington Press Illustrated Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
The Chessplayer & Other Essays by Edward Thomas, with an introduction by R. George Thomas and with two wood-engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn.
Andoversford: Whittington Press, 1981. Limited Edition.
Royal 8vo, 9 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (250 x 155mm); pp. viii +28 + colophon. Two small wood engravings...
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Late 20th Century English Books
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Paper
Gilbert Poillerat Maître Ferronnier
By Karl Lagerfeld, François Baudot
Located in CA, CA
Published by Éditions Charles Moreau, 1998
Text by François Baudot, preface by Karl Lagerfeld.
The distinctive designs of Gilbert Poillerat may be regarded as part of the Art D...
Category
1990s French Books
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Paper
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Signed by Carla Laemmle, Photoplay
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Leroux, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1925]. Illustrated by Andre Castaigne. Signed by actress Carla Laemmle. 8vo. Rebound in black 1/.4 leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt stamps, and gilt titles to spine. New matching archival slipcase.
Presented is a photoplay edition of Gaston Leroux’s best-known novel, The Phantom of the Opera. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1925, to accompany the 1925 Universal Pictures film adaptation starring Lon Channey. It is illustrated throughout with scenes from that production, as well as with illustrations by Andre Castaigne. Additionally, the book is signed on the full title page by actress and prima ballerina Carla Leammle. The book has been beautifully rebound in handsome ¼ black leather and black cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching black archival slipcase.
Partly inspired by historical, nineteenth century events that took place at the famous Paris Opera, the novel chronicles the masked Phantom’s obsessive love for a young chorus girl named Christine. The Phantom of the Opera was first published as a serial in the French Magazine Le Gaulois from September 1909 to January 1910. It was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte & Cie. The first American edition was published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1911. Due to its popularity, The Phantom of the Opera became the source for numerous adaptations, including the 1925 Universal Pictures film starring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning 1986 musical.
Alexander Grosset and George T. Dunlap first met while working for the American Publishers Corporation. In 1898, Grosset & Dunlap formed a new partnership with the goal to shift the focus of the publishing industry from expensive books for the few to inexpensive books for the masses. In order to avoid paying royalties and other publishing fees, Grosset & Dunlap started reprinting books that were already in print. With these profits, the partners purchased paperbound books in bulk to rebind them in cloth and resell. As the company grew, Grosset & Dunlap were able to purchase reprint rights from publishers before publication, including reprint rights from Edward Stratemeyer for the Hardy Boys...
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1920s American Vintage Books
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Leather, Paper
British Textile Design, V&A, London, 1980, Gakken, Tokyo, 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very rare set of three folio size books on the textile collection at the
Victoria and Albert Museum. The books are in linen with gilded letters
in Japanese on the spine, each book in its original slip cover, all in very
good condition. Some minor stains on one slip cover.
The books are printed by Gakken, Tokyo 1980 in English and Japanese.
A fabulous reference set for Textile Designers.
Volume 1, Middle Ages to Rococo (1200 – 1750).
Volume 2, Rococo to Victorian (1750 – 1850).
Volume 3, Victorian to Modern (1850 – 1940).
Each volume contains approx. 285pp and 250 color illustrations. These volumes are an invaluable record of over 700 masterworks of textile design, housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Volume I deals with the gold embroidery for which England was famous
in the middle ages, and which is magnificently represented in the Museum.
Some of the best examples were acquired in the early years at South
Kensington, in the 1860's, but important aquisitions continued in the late
19th and early 20th century and several notable purchases have been made
during the past 50 years.
This section is followed by sections on embroidery from the 16th century
to 1750.
The second volume of the series will deal mainly with woven and printed
textiles from the Rococo to the early Victorian period, 1750 to 1850.
The most significant acquisitions from this period have been made
in the last 25 years. It is only recently that is has become possible to
make and adequate assessment of the development of British textiles...
Category
Late 20th Century English Books
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Paper
$1,330 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Wonders of the World Hardcover Book by Claudia Martin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonders of the World Hardcover Book by Claudia Martin.
From the ancient world to the present day, from the natural world to man-made structures, Wonders of the World explores the mos...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Books
Materials
Paper
Arne Jacobsen a Danish Architect, 1972
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1972
- by Poul Erik Skriver
- quite good original condition, see the photos
- many pictures
- 56 pages
- jr.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
The Wright Style Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Wright Style: Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Hardcover book.If you've ever wanted to step inside a house designed by frank Lloyd Wright or if you've e...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
The Universal Story Complete History of the Studio & Its 2, 641 Films, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Universal Story: The Complete History of the Studio and Its 2,641 Films by Clive Hirschhorn. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Crown Publishers Inc., New York, USA, 1987....
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
2 Volumes, Campan, Jeanne L.H. Memoirs Of The Private Life Of Marie Antoinette.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes, Campan, Jeanne L.H. Memoirs Of The Private Life Of Marie Antoinette. With Illustrations. Bound in full orange morocco, ornate gilt on covers and spines, top edges gilt, ra...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
Michelangelo by William E. Wallace The Complete Sculpture Painting and Architect
By Michelangelo
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Michelangelo by William E. Wallace Hardcover Table Book The Complete Sculpture Painting and Architecture.
Easton Press Oversized Hardcover Book 1998.
With an engaging text by renowned Michelangelo scholar William E. Wallace, "Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture" brings together in one exquisite volume the powerful sculptures, the awe-inspiring paintings, and the classical architectural works of one of the greatest artists of all time. Including everything from his sculptures Pietas and David to his beautiful paintings of the Sistine Chapel and the Doni Tondo, the book provides an opportunity to view Michelangelo s work as never before, and to more fully understand the artist who, through his work, spoke of his life and times. The frescoes are specially printed on onion skin paper...
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Books
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Paper
Audrey: a Life in Pictures Hardcover Book by Carol Krenz 1997
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Audrey: A Life in Pictures Carol Krenz Metrobooks, 1997.
Beautiful colored pictures of Audrey that you will love. Wonderful big coffee table book. Remember Audrey in all her favorite pictures and poses.
Virtual personal photo album of a legendary entertainer. Packed with photos that are complemented by informative captions, these stunning books tell the fascinating stories behind the lives and careers of some of the twentieth century's most recognizable personalities.
or all those who love Audrey, here is an entertaining pictorial biography of Audrey Hepburn, whose beauty and poise captivated movie audiences fo more than 4 decades. More than 120 photographs, accompanied by detailed captions, capture the highlights of Audrey's extraordinary life and career - a must-have for all Audrey fans. Fantastic photographs of Audrey...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Books
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Paper
Influential Interiors Shaping 20th-Century Style Through Key Interior Designers
Located in valatie, NY
Influential Interiors: Shaping 20th-century style through key interior designers by Suzanne Trocomé. Published by Clarkson Potter, U.S.A., 1999. Stat...
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1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Big Town Big Time Hardcover by Daily News Books The New York Daily News 1999
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Big Town Big Time Hardcover by Daily News Books The New York Daily News 1999.
The 100th anniversary of the creation of Greater New York via consolidation of what had previously been ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Books
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Paper
Santa Fe Style by Christine Mather & Sharon Woods
Located in Bradenton, FL
Santa Fe Style by Christine Mather & Sharon Woods. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 1986 by Rizzoli of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. Illustrated, 26...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Books
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Paper
Miro Artigas: Ceramics. Catalogue Raisonne 1941-1981 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
If you think of one of the greatest artists of modernism, Joan Miró, you immediately have some of the characteristic motifs of his painting or graphics present in your mind's eye. L...
Category
20th Century Books
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Paper
Women of Design, Contemporary American Interiors, Forward by Andree Putnam
By Beverly Russell
Located in CA, CA
Published by Rizzoli first edition, 1992
Women of Design profiles thirty two women who have dominated the world of interior design, included are photographs of some of their finest ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Furniture of Historic Deerfield by Dean A. Fales, Jr.
Located in valatie, NY
The Furniture of Historic Deerfield by Dean A. Fales. Deerfield: Historic Deerfield, Inc., 1981. Second edition hardcover with dust jacket. 294 pp. A book on the antique American furniture collections of historic Deerfield Massachusetts. The book includes details of the pieces with their histories, woods, and dimensions. It also includes information on the development of styles and the use of forms. The largest percentage of the collection is New England furniture...
Category
Late 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Knoll International Vintage Catalogue, Early 1980s
By Knoll
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and striking vintage catalogue from Knoll International, dating back to the early 1980s. This substantial hardcover edition, bound in elegant fabric, comprises 90 richly desig...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Metal
Nepal Where the gods are young Paperback Book by Pratapaditya Pal 1975
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nepal Where the gods are young Paperback January 1, 1975 by Pratapaditya Pal.
Published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Publication Date: 1975.
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher...
Category
1970s Nepalese Tibetan Vintage Books
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Paper
The Gem Kingdom Hardcover Book by Paul E. Desautels 1970
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Gem Kingdom Hardcover Book by Paul E. Desautels.From the book "The riches of The Gem Kingdom are here revealed in sumptuous illustrations and a text th...
Category
Late 20th Century English Anglo-Indian Books
Materials
Paper
Barclay Butera "Living in Style" Coffee Table Book
By Barclay Butera, Assouline Publishing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Barclay Butera "Living in Style" large coffee table book.
Publisher: Assouline (2008), (New York).
Edition: First Edition.
Hardcover
Interior designer Barclay Butera makes his publishing debut with this visual compilation of his most iconic work. A young and celebrated star of the design community, Butera creates clean, classical interiors known for their luxury and livability. His work is inspired by a plethora of elements, from the glamour of midcentury Hollywood to the sophistication of Europe and the exoticism of the Far East. Butera s experience in the interior design business began at a young age while working with his mother, who designed the interiors of homes all over the world. At age twenty-five, he started his own company.
Barclay Butera explores five themes in the designer s work: Desert, City, Mountain, Beach, and Town & Country. In this stunning edition brimming with exciting design ideas, the author invites readers to explore both the small details and the larger motifs that come together in an enviable interior.
About the designer:
Since 1994, Barclay Butera has been the creative force behind his prestigious design firm and showroom in Newport Beach, California. His success in Newport prompted Butera to establish showrooms in Park City, Utah, and Corona del Mar, California. Butera is renowned for his approachable elegance and glamorous, coastal-chic interiors.
In addition to his thriving interior design business, Butera’s venture into licensing has landed him an unprecedented number of the industry’s most respected partners including: Bradburn Home...
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20th Century American Expressionist Books
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Paper
Elisabeth Frink Original Prints, Catalogue Raisonne by Caroline Wiseman, Book
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A beautiful 1st edition book in beautiful condition.
Numerous colour illustrations. Hardcover
written by Caroline Wiseman.
Published by Art Books International
ISBN 10: 187404425...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Lonsdale Library Book, Hounds and Dogs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hounds & Dogs, Lonsdale Library Book.
One of the volumes from Lonsdale Library, Hounds & Dogs, their care, training & working. The book with over one hundred illustrations.
The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, Editors The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, Sir Theodore Cook & Mr. Eric...
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1940s English Sporting Art Vintage Books
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Paper
John Hay Whitney Collection Paperback, May 1, 1983 by John Rewald Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Authors: John Rewald. Publisher: Natl Gallery Of Art Keywords: collection, Whitney, john
Pages: 176. Published: 1983-05.
Publisher ? : ? Natl Gallery of Art;
Language ? : ? English
Paperback ? : ? 176 pages.
Washington, 1983. 1st. Edition
Softcover. Very Good / None. 176 pages,
b&w and color illustrations.
This is a beautiful coffee table collectible hardcover book.
Overview: 73 paintings by 19th- and 20th-century European and American masters constituted almost the entire collection assembled by John Hay...
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20th Century American Folk Art Books
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Paper
Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting by McGregor, Sheila 1982
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Complete Book Of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting By McGregor, Sheila.
1st Edition Published 1982
Title The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting
Author McGregor, Shei...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Books
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Paper
Reference Chinese Asian Art Book, Nelson Gallery of Art ; Atkins Museum Kansas
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Handbook ; Nelson Gallery of Art ; Atkins Museum Kansas City (Volume II ; Art of The Orient)
Category
20th Century Books
"Visual Culture, " First Edition Book
Located in valatie, NY
Visual Culture edited by Chris Jenks. London and New York: Routledge, 1995. First edition softcover. 269 pp. An exploration of the 'visual' character of contemporary culture in a ser...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Faberge Eggs Imperial Russian Fantasies Softcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Faberge Eggs Imperial Russian Fantasies Softcover Book.
Near Fine-very.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,1995.
'Fabergé Eggs - Imperial Russian Fantasies'.
Elephant Folio, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 68 pp.
A visually sumptuous presentation of the famous - and very rare Fabergé Eggs...
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Late 20th Century American Baroque Books
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Paper
"20 hrs. 40 mins. Our Flight in the Friendship", Signed by Amelia Earhart, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Earhart, Amelia. 20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship. New York: G. P. Putnam's and Sons, 1928. First trade edition. Signed on the free endpage. Rebound in maroon ¼ leather a...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Books
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Leather, Fabric, Paper
Set of 22 Reference Antique Books – China, Bali, Silver, Porcelain & Furniture
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
22 Reference Antique Books – China, Bali, Silver, Porcelain & Furniture
Some in Dutch, English and German
Category
20th Century Books
Reference Chinese Art Book– The Shadow of the Pines. Masterpieces of Chinese Art
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Chinese Art Book – The Shadow of the Pines. Masterpieces of Chinese Art – Shanghai Museum
Additional information:
Publisher: SOMOGY EDITIONS (January 1, 2004)
Language: ...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
$169 Sale Price
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Above Las Vegas by Robert Cameron
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Above Las Vegas
Cameron, Robert [Photographer]; Sheehan, Jack [Contributor];
Title: Above Las Vegas
Publisher: Cameron Books
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fair.
Synopsis:
Above Las Vegas, aerial photographs by Robert Cameron and text by Jack Sheehan. The Luxor pyramid,next to the Excallibur kingdom, across the street from the New York New York and the MGM Grand theme park. There's no logic to how this hyperbolic architecture, all work together, but somehow it does. Then get out of town and revel in the rose and crimson of Red Rock Canyon...
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20th Century American Expressionist Books
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Paper
Regency Furniture by Clifford Musgrave, First Edition
By Clifford Musgrave
Located in valatie, NY
Regency furniture, 1800-1830 by Clifford Musgrave. NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Musgrave was curator of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, the ep...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
The Magnificent Continent Rand McNally and Iain Parsons Hardcover 1975
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Magnificent Continent Hardcover, January 1, 1975 by Rand McNally and Iain Parsons.1st Edition.Profusely illustrated text describes one hundred of the mountains, canyons, lakes, r...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Books
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Paper
Collection of 20 Books, Les 24 heures du Mans, Annual Edition.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Collection of 20 books, Les 24 heures du Mans, annual edition.
Collection of 20 books on the 24 hours of Le Mans motor race, Les 24 heures du Mans, annual edition.
Each: H:2cm, W: 3...
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20th Century French Modern Books
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Paper
Matisse Paper Cutouts
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the work of renowned artist, Henri Matisse. By Jean Guichard-Meili, published in 1984. Second edition.
"It is impossible to appreciate ...
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1980s Vintage Books
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Paper
Les Porcelainiers du XVIII Siecle Francais, 1964, french, Connaissance des Arts
By Hachette et Cie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Serge Gauthier, director de la manufacture nationale de Sevres,
conservateur du musee municipal de Limoges wrote the preface
to this book.
The story of French Porcellain is fascinati...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
$200 Sale Price
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Norman Rockwell's People Hardcover Book by Susan E. Meyer 1987
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Norman Rockwell's People Hardcover Book by Susan E. Meyer 1987.
Firsthand remarks, providing a warm and human picture of Rockwell, are taken from interviews with approximately fifty ...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Books
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Paper
Nova 1955-1975 - David Hillman, Harri Peccinotti 1st Edition 1993
Located in CA, CA
Published by Pavilion Press 1st edition 1993
Nova 1965–1975 celebrates one of the most influential magazines in history. Known as ‘the thinking woman’s magazine’ Nova was a British ...
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1990s Books
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Paper
Reference Book Tea Architecture - Chinese Leisure Teahouse
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting book about tea houses.
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, First Edition, First Printing, in Original DJ, 1961
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition, first printing. Octavo. In original blue cloth boards, stamped in white. In the original unclipped dust jacket. Presented with a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell.
Presented is the first edition, first printing of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. Catch-22 was published by Simon and Schuster, in October of 1961. This book is presented in the original publisher’s blue cloth boards, titled and embossed in white, and the original, unclipped dust-jacket. The Simon and Schuster “A Note to the Reader” postcard is laid in. The book comes with a new, archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell.
Catch-22 was Joseph Heller’s first novel and his most acclaimed work. Set during World War II, the novel uses a unique, non-chronological third-person narration, mainly focusing on the life of a B-25 bombardier in the U.S. Army, Captain John Yossarian, and his attempts to avoid bombing runs. Both the title and plot device, “Catch-22” refers to an Air Forces regulation which asserts that a man is considered insane if he willingly agrees to fly dangerous combat missions, but that if he makes the formal request to be relieved of such missions, the very act of making the request proves that he is sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved." By the end of the novel, the phrase is invoked as the explanation for many unreasonable restrictions. “Catch-22” has since entered the English lexicon.
Heller spent eight years writing "Catch-22," and used his own war experiences as inspiration for the novel. From 1942 to 1945, Heller served as a combat bombardier in the Twelfth Air Force and was stationed on the Island of Corsica. Upon publication, the book was not an immediate bestseller, but did elicit glowing reviews from some. “Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights. In any case, it is one of the most startling first novels of the year and it may make its author famous” (Orville Prescott, New York Times).
It became a publishing sensation thanks to the 1962 paperback edition, which set record sales and benefitted from the national debate surrounding the Vietnam War. In the decades since, it has inspired a feature film, a miniseries, a 50-character stage play, and sold more than 10 million...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Leather, Paper
1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
Located in Bath, GB
A very scarce beautiful first edition volume commemorating the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, vividly illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout.
A very scarce first edition.
In ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Books
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Paper
Advertising in the USSR in the 1920s, La Pub in URSS French Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
La Pub in URSS dans les annees 20
Anikst, Mikhail
Published by Editions du Chene, 1987
This work describes the extraordinary emulation aroused in Russian a...
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20th Century European Baroque Books
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Paper
Toulouse-Lautrec His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints by Jean Adhemar
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Toulouse-Lautrec His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints by Henry and Jean Adhemar
First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 370 pages. A massive comprehensive monograph that inclu...
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Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Books
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Paper
Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting by Alister Duncan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collectors reference book showing many Art Deco and Art Nouveau lamps from the period. In good condition. Private art dealers collection.
Category
1970s Art Deco Vintage Books
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Paper
Reference Book Chinese & Japanese Porcelain of All Countries - Hobson, R.L.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British (Porcelain of All Countries)
Hobson, R.L.
Title: Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British …
Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd,...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Reference Book Architecture - Modern Churches in Europe and US, 1931
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great book about Churches from 1920-1930. Something we normally dont sell. But the book is just to cool not to sell
Modern churches in Europe and America; photographs, drawings, plan...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Aldo van Eyck: Works 1st Edition 1999 Hardcover
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Aldo van Eyck: Works. by Aldo van Eyck and Vincent Ligtelijn.
A survey of the work and career of Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck (1918 – 1999).
For the present publication the architect opened his substantial archive and provided unpublished original texts, plans and photographs. All main buildings and projects from 1944 to the present day are documented in depth.
Aldo van Eyck, Doyen of Dutch architecture, is one of the most significant architects of the 20th century. His way of looking at buildings, his visual thinking, his way of perceiving and structuring time and space, events and social coexistence had a strong influence on his contemporaries during the 1950s and 1960s. The book is based on van Eyck's substantial archive of original texts, plans and photographs, documenting all presented buildings in depth.
Aldo van Eyck, the "Grand Seigneur" of Dutch architecture is one of the most significant architects of this century. He exerted a strong influence on his contemporaries during the fifties and sixties, and this can be seen in many ways of their buildings both in the Netherlands and worldwide. It was not merely his way of looking at buildings which was influential but also his perception of architecture; his visual thinking, his way of perceiving and structuring time and space, events and social coexistence. The architectonic treatises he wrote are still relevant and useful today. The present publication has been produced on the occasion of Aldo van Eyck's 80th birthday in 1998. The architect has opened his substantial archive and has provided unpublished original texts, plans and photographs. All buildings from 1944 to the present day are documented in depth and an essay by Alexander Tzonis and Diane Lefaivre makes the historical and cultural background to his work accessible, explaining clearly and lucidly the ideas, the design principles which underlie the conception of his buildings. Further texts by Pierre Boulez, Herman Hertzberger, Rejma Pietila and Joseph Rykwert...
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Late 20th Century Swiss Bauhaus Books
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Paper
The Enchanted Hill The story of Hearst Castle at San Simeon Hardcover 1980
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The enchanted hill: The story of Hearst Castle at San Simeon Hardcover Book published in January 1, 1980 by Carleton M Winslow.
Title: The Enchanted Hill. The Story of Hearst.
Publis...
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Late 20th Century American Victorian Books
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Paper
Six Crises by Richard Nixon, First Edition with Autopen Signature, 1962
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. Six Crises. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Stated first edition. Autopen signature on free endpaper. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Reference Book Antiques - Weapons and Swords - Seitz - Blankwaffen 1, 1968
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Bibliographic Details
A Weapon History Handbook, Edged Weapons 1
Title: A handbook of weapons history, edged weapons…
Publisher: Braunschweig, Klinkhardt & Biermann
Publication Dat...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
My America: Paintings and Comments by Oscar De Mejo 1983 Hardcover
By Oscar De Mejo
Located in North Hollywood, CA
My America: Paintings and Comments by Oscar De Mejo Hardcover Book.New York: Abrams, 1983. Hardcover. 1st Edition.Teal blue cloth boards with red stamped lettering. Glossy color-illu...
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20th Century American Expressionist Books
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Paper
Birds St. John Perse with Four Etchings by George Braque 1st US edition 1966
Located in CA, CA
Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1966. Hardback. Text in original French with English translation.
In 1962, the Nobel-Prize winning French poet-diplomat, Saint-John Perse, com...
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1960s Vintage Books
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Paper
Rare Collection of 27 Scientific Books with Enzo Mari Art Covers, Italy, 1960s
By Enzo Mari
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 27 books from the Universale Scentifica collection published from 1965 by Bollati Boringhieri.
Jung, Freud, Einstein theories introduced by intriguing cover artworks designed ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Books
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Paper
Robert GRAHAM Catalogue of exhibition of Robert Graham's sculptures 1997
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Catalogue of exhibition of Robert Graham's sculptures -- a retrospective overview of over 20 years of creation, at the Sala Diego Rivera , from August to November 1997.
ROBERT GRAHAM...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books
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Paper
1905-1906 The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
The complete Biographical Edition of this Charles Dickens collection, profusely illustrated and bound in attractive signed half calf by Bayntun.
The Biographical Edition. Complete i...
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Early 1900s British Antique Books
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Paper
Bvlgari Catalog, Jewelry and Watches Collection 2011
By Bulgari
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bvlgari catalog, jewelry and watches.
Bulgari "Serpenti"
Collection of 2011.
Hardcover catalog of one of the most famous Luxury Jewellery maker in ...
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20th Century Italian Expressionist Books
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1902-08 History of England, and, Short Studies on Great Subjects
By James Anthony Froude
Located in Bath, GB
A uniformly bound set of works by James Anthony Froude, including his important history of England.
Complete in sixteen volumes, being twelve volumes of 'History of England', and fo...
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Early 1900s British Antique Books
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Is it Genuine? A Guide to the Identification of 18th Century English Furniture
Located in CA, CA
First Edition Hardback in Dust Jacket, published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1971. Text in English.
“There is probably not enough genuine eighteenth-century furniture for sale...
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1970s Vintage Books
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